Honeyeaters and the New Zealand forest Flora: The utilisation and profitability of small flowers

New Zealand Journal of Ecology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 169-179

  Castro, Isabel ^a   Robertson, Alastair W ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Bird plant interactions; Energetic value of nectar; Honeyeaters; New Zealand flora; Ornithophily; Pollination

Indexed keywords

BELLBIRD; ENERGETIC VALUE; ENTOMOPHILY; HIHI; NECTAR PRODUCTION; ORNITHOPHILY;

NEW ZEALAND, KAPITI ISLAND; NEW ZEALAND, LITTLE BARRIER ISLAND;

DYSOXYLUM SPECTABILE; FUCHSIA EXCORTICATA; GENIOSTOMA RUPESTRE; MELIACEAE; METROSIDEROS EXCELSA; METROSIDEROS FULGENS; MYRTACEAE; ONAGRACEAE; PITTOSPORACEAE; PITTOSPORUM CRASSIFOLIUM; PITTOSPORUM EUGENIOIDES; PSEUDOPANAX ARBOREUS;

EID: 0031411367     PISSN: 01106465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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